Trans experiences of belonging in Japan: Upcoming postdoctoral research
From 1. April 2023, I have been awarded a postdoctoral research stipend by the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) to study transgender issues in Japan for one year. During this term, I have been graciously offered a placement at Ochanomizu University’s Institute…
Reading Group: Gender in Japan
The UTFORSK project at the Centre for Gender Research at NTNU is happy to announce that we will be hosting a regular reading group for KULT students and faculty members who are interested in the topic of gender in Japan. On this blog, every upcoming…
What can Norway and Japan learn from each other when gender research takes on a global perspective?
That is the main question in the NFR-funded project ‘Norway-Japan: Bridging Research and Education in Gender Equality and Diversity’. For the next three years, the project’s team of researchers will be examining how the political ideal of gender equality relates to other axes of difference,…